2023 Baseball Roster

Matt Brown
Robert Huskey
Robert Huskey
Robert Huskey
Robert Huskey
Matt Brown
Jake Hamlin
Katie Chin / USC Athletics
Jake Hamlin

20 Michael Stanford

  • Position RHP
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 175
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Tex.
  • Prev School Weatherford JC
  • Major Sociology

Biography

Senior
  • Appeared in 11 games including five starts on Tuesdays
  • 1-1 record with a 4.45 ERA
  • 22.2 IP walking 15 with 19 strikeouts
  • Season highs of 4.0 IP at San Diego and five strikeouts vs. CSUN
Junior
  • Made 10 appearances on the mound in 2021, all out of the bullpen
  • Pitched 12.2 innings walking 13 and striking out 10 and a 1-0 recprd
  • Made four appearances of multiple innings including a season-high 2.1 scoreless, hitless innings vs. UC San Diego April 10
  • Posted a high of three strikeouts May 1 vs. Long Beach State
  • In summer ball, played for Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League with Saugerties Stallions winning the league title - led the team with a 2.79 ERA posting a 2-0 record and one save in four appearances - 9.2 IP, 3 BB, 11 K
Weatherford JC
  • Played for three seasons at Weatherford Junior College in Texas
  • Made 13 appearances, three as a starter, collected 37.2 innings
  • Went 4-1 with a 3.11 ERA recording 2 saves, 54 strikeouts, and six walks
  • Made 1 appearance as a freshman in 2017-18
  • Went 2-0 with 2 saves in nine relief appearances in 2018-19 posting a 3.48 ERA, 39 strikeouts, and one walk in 20.2 innings
  • 2-0 in three starts in the shortened 2020 season striking out 19 with a 2.70 ERA in 13.1 innings

Prep
  • First Team All-District 6A at Colleyville Heritage High School
  • Texas District 6A Regional finalist 2017
  • 3-0, 1.11 ERA in 5 appearances as a senior with 4 walks and 29 strikeouts in 19 innings
  • Played travel ball with clubs Texas Stix, Dallas Patriots, and USA Texas South

Personal 
  • Born in Chapel Hill, N.C., grew up in Fort Worth, Tex.
  • Also lived in Wilmington and Charlotte in N.C., and Columbia, S.C.
  • Has also visited the Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, the Cayman Islands, and Alaska
  • Parents are David and Mary Beth
  • Father played baseball at Baylor, mother attended St. Petersburg CC
  • Majoring in sociology
  • Worked with Habitat for Humanity
  • Chose UC Irvine because the coaches were extremely welcoming and easy to get along with. Also coming from Texas who wouldn’t love to be able to live on Newport Beach as a college student.
  • Best sports moment was striking out the side in his first inning following Tommy John Surgery
  • Fan of Brian Roberts, the Boston Red Sox, and the New Orleans Saints
  • Enjoys watching his favorite movies, Interstellar and Harry Potter, and would love to meet Matthew McConaughey
  • Enjoys the musical stylings of John Mayer
  • Other favorites of his are hunting, fishing, golfing, fettucini alfredo, watermelon, playing guitar, kangaroos, and would love to visit Bora Bora someday

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2021Junior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 175 lbs
    20